Climate Zones
What type of climate zone is the United States located in?
What is a temperate zone.
What are two reasons why a warm-weather plant fossil can be found in Antarctica?
Earth's continents move and Antarctica's climate was warmer in the past.
How does Latitude determine Climate?
The farther North you are, the greater the angle of the sun's rays.
What do wide tree rings indicate?
A rainy season.
This is the chemical symbol for water.
What is the difference between the air inside and the air outside of a greenhouse?
The air inside the greenhouse is warmer than the outside air because of trapped solar heat.
The usual amount of rainfall is 35 inches per year, with an average of 90 days of rain. While winter temperatures are in the mid-50s in degrees Fahrenheit, summer temperatures are generally in the 70s in degrees Fahrenheit.
This describes climate.
How does altitude affect climate?
The higher the altitude, the cooler the climate.
What do narrow tree rings indicate?
A dry season.
The “Harry Potter” series was written by this author.
Who is J.K. Rowling?
Identify two conditions that are results of warming temperatures.
Changing weather patterns and new environmental conditions.
Identify five factors that contribute to an area’s climate.
Latitude, Altitude, Distance from Large Bodies of Water, Ocean Currents, Prevailing Winds.
How do bodies of water affect climate?
They moderate the air above the water and supply it with moisture.
What will rising temperatures change?
Climate
This planet is known as the Red Planet.
What is Mars
What type of climate zone is Greenland located in?
What is a polar zone.
Explain how ocean currents influence climate.
Warm ocean currents warm the air masses above them.
OR
Cool ocean currents cool the air masses above them.
How do ocean currents affect the climate?
Warm and cool currents, and the flow of water, affect the air masses above them.
An increase in ______________ in the air is a result of global warming.
Water Vapor.
The “Gettysburg Address” was delivered by this president.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The water along the eastern coast of the United States is _____________ than the Pacific Ocean due to the influence of the ______________.
Warmer, Gulf Stream.
Describe how two human activities impact climate.
Mining, burning fossil fuels, agriculture, deforestation.
All of these release greenhouse gases and increase CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
How do prevailing winds affect the climate?
They bring in moisture or dry air.
How could melting permafrost accelerate global warming?
More carbon dioxide would enter the atmosphere as decomposing plant matter is exposed.
The study of life is known as this.
What is biology?